Where does “füllen” come from?

füllen (German) comes from Old High German fullen, from Proto-West Germanic *fullijan, from Proto-Germanic fullijaną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

füllen (German): to fill; to stuff

Definitions

  1. to fill; to stuff

Ancestry of “füllen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfullento fill
2Proto-West Germanic*fullijanto fill
3Proto-Germanicfullijanąto fill, to make full
4Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →